New English Translation
Proverbs 4:8
8Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
Proverbs 4:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
- New International Version (NIV)Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
Context of Proverbs 4:8
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you. 7Wisdom is supreme – so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding! Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. 9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.” 10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:8 word by word
סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:8
- Proverbs 3:35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.
- Proverbs 22:4The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life.
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
- 1 Kings 3:5One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, “Tell me what I should give you.”
- Daniel 12:3But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8She shall bring thee to honor - There is nothing, a strict life of piety and benevolence excepted, that has such a direct tendency to reflect honor upon a man, as the careful cultivation of his mind. One of Bacon's aphorisms was, Knowledge is power; and it is truly astonishing to see what influence true learning has. Nothing is so universally respected, provided the learned man be a consistent moral character, and be not proud and overbearing; which is a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-20Verses 4-20 The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 24:1-10; Proverbs 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.” To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain. Proverbs 4:12 The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In the way of wisdom the path is clear and open, obstacles disappear; in the quickest activity (“when thou…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Wisdom often leads to better relationships and more wealth, but not always.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. As you highly esteem her, she will raise you to honor. embrace her--with fond affection.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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